Hail in Texas, May 11, 1995

Name: Hail in Texas, May 11, 1995
Start: 1995-05-11T05:25
End: 1995-05-11T16:00
Location: Texas

May 11, 1995 · 32 events in 16 counties and zones

32 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 32 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $38,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 32

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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Event by event

32 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Taylor

When: May 11, 5:25 AM CST
Where: Taylor County, Gatesville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds.

Hail, Tom Green

When: May 11, 6:05 AM CST
Where: Tom Green County, San Angelo
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tom Green

When: May 11, 6:05 AM CST
Where: Tom Green County, San Angelo
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comal

When: May 11, 11:05 AM CDT
Where: Comal County, New Braunfels
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.808, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comal

When: May 11, 11:15 AM CDT
Where: Comal County, Gruene
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.808, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Guadalupe

When: May 11, 11:30 AM CDT
Where: Guadalupe County, New Braunfels
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 29.583, -97.949 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comal

When: May 11, 11:30 AM CDT
Where: Comal County, New Braunfels
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 29.808, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Travis

When: May 11, 11:30 AM CDT
Where: Travis County, Austin Airport
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 30.335, -97.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Caldwell

When: May 11, 12:05 PM CDT
Where: Caldwell County, Luling
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.837, -97.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Brazoria

When: May 11, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Brazoria County, Alvin
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 29.168, -95.434 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

National Weather Service employee reported golfball-size hail at his home in Alvin.

Hail, Brazoria

When: May 11, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Brazoria County, Alvin
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 29.168, -95.434 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

National Weather Service employee reported golf ball-size hail at his home in Alvin.

Hail, Fort Bend

When: May 11, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Fort Bend County, Brazos Bend State Par
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.528, -95.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fort Bend

When: May 11, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Fort Bend County, Brazos Bend State Par
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.528, -95.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Llano

When: May 11, 12:20 PM CDT
Where: Llano County, Kingsland
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.706, -98.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Galveston

When: May 11, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Galveston County, Dickinson
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Local police reported one inch hail at Dickinson High School.

Hail, Galveston

When: May 11, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Galveston County, Dickinson
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Local police reported one inch hail at Dickinson High School.

Hail, Chambers

When: May 11, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Chambers County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.708, -94.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When: May 11, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.215, -96.403 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriffs reported 3/4 inch hail.

Hail, Bastrop

When: May 11, 1:25 PM CDT
Where: Bastrop County, Bastrop
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.104, -97.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When: May 11, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 30.215, -96.403 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriff reported three-quarters inch hail.

Hail, Washington

When: May 11, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 30.215, -96.403 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriffs reported 3/4 inch hail.

Hail, Bastrop

When: May 11, 1:35 PM CDT
Where: Bastrop County, Bastrop
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.104, -97.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harris

When: May 11, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Waller
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Amateur radio operators reported three-quarters inch hail in Katy at the intersection of Highways 6 and 290.

Hail, Waller

When: May 11, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Waller County, Waller
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.011, -95.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harris

When: May 11, 1:38 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Katy
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Amateur radio operators reported 3/4 inch hail in Katy at the intersection of Highways 6 and 290.

Hail, Harris

When: May 11, 1:38 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Katy
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Amateur radio operators reported three-quarters inch hail in Katy at the intersection of Highways 6 and 290.

Hail, Burleson

When: May 11, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Burleson County
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 30.493, -96.621 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

United States Army Corp of Engineers reported two inch hail at Birch Creek Park.

Hail, Burleson

When: May 11, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Burleson County
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 30.493, -96.621 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

U.S. Army Corp of Engineers reported two inch hail at Birch Creek Park.

Hail, Chambers

When: May 11, 2:38 PM CST
Where: Chambers County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 29.708, -94.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Local sheriffs reported 3/4 inch hail in the western part of the county.

Hail, Chambers

When: May 11, 2:38 PM CST
Where: Chambers County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 29.708, -94.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Local sheriff reported three-quarters inch hail in the western part of the county.

Hail, Galveston

When: May 11, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Galveston County, Texas City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public call that reported three-quarters inch hail in Texas City.

Hail, Galveston

When: May 11, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Galveston County, Texas City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public call that reported 3/4 inch hail in Texas City.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10352958, 10355921, 10355922, 10352141, 10352142, 10351291, 10352143, 10356061, 10348239, 10348314, 10348315, 10351887, 10351888, 10353776, 10351748, 10351749, 10347697, 10356093, 10348627, 10355232, 10355233, 10348628, 10350683, 10356045, 10350684, 10350685, 10348079, 10348080, 10347698, 10347699, 10351750, 10351751.